Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-23
THIRD EDITION.
C0NvKNTlON TALK,

ras the order st 5 O'Clock TO Gay III the
Isnate. DR.. Martin set the ball roli-t$
no by an able argument In favor OF his 9
ili. He said the subject of a conven
ion was one that apitated the people o.
,is constituency that Governor Btggs
av the necessity OF constitutional re L;
orm ar referred TO IL in HIS inaugural,
and the Governor had neglected TO 70
commend any special course OF action.
This bill showed that purpose by giving
the people chance 10 vote on day
that the vote could be gotten out He
offered this bill In good faith. He dio
not know how his colleagues OF Snssfx
County would vote on 1t. DID not know
how far they considered themselves
bound by the resolution passed by the
convention which nominated them.
He could only speak for himself and
hoped his fellow members would act cut
their convictions honestly and fear
lessly.
DR.. Cooper said that while ne had no
doubt that the Legislature had right
to hold the elestion on general cleo
tion day, he thought It preferable to
hold it on another day on account OF
the mixing Of the question with OIL
tics.
DIR. Lewis said 1t Was matter o. In.
difference TO hin whether there wou
be convention or not, that II the peopls
wanted TO vote upon the question be
would give them o chance and woui o
therefore support the House bill.
.saqAtpie s%es getting fti rlsdF 81 in &c
sistency OF Legislatures on these ques.
tions. A great many went about il q.
II they might give the people char ca
to pass convention bill, and 1t look d
as if they would be willing they would
pass bill and pray the Lord 1t would
rot amount to anything.
II this Legislature did not give them
. fair chance to vote fo- n convention,
whether constitutional or uncouBtitu.
tional, he believed they would take the
matter in their own hands. If this he
revolution, make the worst OF 1t. TEey
said the cid constitution had been
locked up In an adamantlne safe and
the hey thrown int o the 81 a. If the peo-
pie got warmed up over that fact they
would throw the adamantine saie after
the key.
He warned them TO tread softly about
the couch OF the sleeping giant; be was
getting restless and II be woke M he
would give somebody trouble. As 10
the argument, IL the people wanted a
convention they would come out and
vote. He said how d id &c work when You
were eandidateR; why did you bring ont
brsss bands, havs mestings to brir G
them out. According 10 that argument Il
the people wanted You for representa-
tives they vCuld have come out and
voted for YOU without that. What was
money contributed for bat TO bring the
voters Qua he said thie is an ec5nom
zeal 1A0tR lotnrr wa a.
election on day which is entirely un
necessary.
He said he was honest In this msttsr
and If he could not get that, hs won u
not say that be would not take any-
thing else; IL he copld not get any hi z
Else be wtuld taks the House bil
though he believed it would fall Of It's
own weight
DIR. Lewis said thar some time ego q
vessel labelled New Constitution weut
through Kent and Sussex Countiss, hut
did not do any great things He rel.
Grated that he would vote for tina
House bill.
Mr.. Ferguson ssid tha. no did not
believe in convention, that be YOU ID
not vote for either bill. Ia the two
hundreds which he particularly repre-.
scented, out OF twelve hundred voters
he did not bslisve that twenty-five took
enough inteIes! in convention to vote
for is.
DR.. Martin: Tho people in thin
county waaLed conventions he could
not say rs to the other sections OF the
State. Like his friend from Nsw Oa..
tie ne was honest, and if thia Leeisla
ture did not give the people n practical
constitutional bill that come enc vonld
come here and do it for us. Herald he
was Dernostat; that he gloried In tho
name OF Democracy, but II something
10 not done, il will not ba done By eny
temperance Reform Party, bat the III I
viii be won by what was known as tho
Hspublican Party, and the Constitu
tionBl Democrats on one sidas and they
will sweep ths Orthodox Democrats out
OF existence. He who coald not hear
the voice must be dumb and though
tne voioe was mntsefipg, un ess ONE
thing was done, the voice would become
thuGderboit.
If this means no hing, If there 10 nc
IeeliIg for 1t, wy has this question
been bsfore.three, L apislature,? Attempts
nave Deen Ta1e at all of them TO do
something GnSil no3 the psoDle will
wait 30 lcrger. lar. McWhortsr then
arose and proceeded 10 use Mr. Ferguson
In very unpleat ant wsy. MI, FsrenFoI
was viz ually Ua-nped on. Mr.. Now nor
ter wantaa 70 know how the gentleman
stood. His predecessor mad suDported
the amendment of two years 'sxo, and
gentlemen at this very session In words
o, convincing Burning elOQuence had
soVoca1ed the amendment (thi5 was
ctuel sarcesm } II this is meant for Q
tub for tho whale, the whale ought IN
Know 1t. Mr. Ferguson replied tia,
Whlie he WAC in favor of constitutions
reform he was not in favor OF coDven.
ton. He woald guarantee thas was All
the people wanted.
Or. Lewis then made p motioo. which
was seconed by Mr.. McWhorter. that
the further confederation of the matter
oe postponed until Wednesday at 4
eolock, In order 20 give the comm ittet
Ime 20 report on the House bill and
thus have all the measures before tbs
The result a lie disc aaIcap' will h,
that the Honse bill will be passed, Their.
Is no doubt about shat, and ,he peonl,
who want convention will have TO ec
to work and stir mp thingg for il.
The House to-day pagsed the Laure
school bill, Notwithstanding the CON!
bined opposition of the wealthy classes
The House thus placed itself suuarel-
In favor OF liberal appropriations 70
schools, and told the kid gloved ger tie
men from the town of Laurel that the,
should contribute portion of thei
money for the education of tho mssses
The sum granted ia bat $1,000, and no
in excess of the towns of Harrington
Lswis and Gesford. The town is tn,
richest on the peninsula In proportion
TO Its size. Neesrs. Mccoy, Ware
Chandler, Medill, Smalley and Dasey
spoke In favor OF the bill,
There lie prevailing and very WRONG